Greta Gerwing, the nominated for a Golden Globe for Barbiewill chair the jury that will judge the films competing in the 77th edition of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
He is also the director of Ladybird (2017) She will be the first American filmmaker to hold this positionemphasizes an official statement from the festival organization.
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“i like movies: I enjoy making them, I’d love to see them, I’d love to talk about them“, Gerwig said in her official response to the announcement: “As a film lover, For me, Cannes has always represented the pinnacle of what the universal cinematic language can be.he added.
Among the reasons for grant Gerwing this dignitythat celebrates the Cannes Festival In less than fifteen years, the director has established himself at the top of world cinemawho courageously embodies its renewal.
“He The Cannes Festival is excited and proud (and impatient!) to receive the American director, screenwriter and actress Greta Gerwig as chairman of the jury of the 77th edition.”
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Gerwig also becomes the first woman by Australian actress and director Cate Blanchetwho headed the jury of the prestigious festival in 2018, traditionally with an overrepresentation of men and some exceptions such as New Zealand director Jane Campion or the French actress Isabelle Huppert.
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